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Sonia Sotomayor Comments On Boston Marathon Bombings and Racial Profiling: "It's a Fine Line"

By Sugey Palomares | 05/03/2013 - 17:13 | 0 Comments

During a speech to young students in Denver, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor acknowledged how difficult the issue of racial profiling can be while alluding to the Boston Marathon bombings.

The Justice, who is in Denver for the...

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Two Kindergarten Girls Poisoned With Yogurt Planted By Rival School

By Amaris Castillo | 05/03/2013 - 14:39 | 0 Comments

Horrific. We just heard about a rivalry between two schools that left two kindergarten girls dead. A Xinhua news agency is reporting that a poisoned yogurt killed two young girls after it was left close to their school, located in the Hebei province of China.

According to the agency, the dangerous snack was part of a...

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Mexico Women Forced to Have Sex with 25 Men a Day
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Mexican Women Forced to Have Sex with 25 Men a Day

By Laura Elizabeth Hernandez | 05/02/2013 - 17:54 | 0 Comments

A criminal complaint revealed that Mexican women were forced to have sex with 25 farm workers a day in rural New Jersey at a rate of $30 for fifteen minutes. The report also states that 13 people have been charged with smuggling women into the US and forcing them to have sex.

According to the...

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Three Students Linked to Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

By Amaris Castillo | 05/01/2013 - 16:15 | 0 Comments

There are now three additional suspects related to the tragic Boston Marathon...

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Plan B Now Available Over the Counter for Women 15 & Up

Plan B Now Available Over the Counter for Women 15 & Up

By Samantha Leal | 05/01/2013 - 11:21 | 0 Comments

Plan B, or the morning after pill, will now be sold as an over-the-counter drug and will be available for those 15 or older. While the pill used to be available for teens, the contraceptive was sold to those 17 or older, and only with a prescription. With the new law in place, those wishing to buy the pill can do so without seeing a pharmacist. ...

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San Diego Border Gate Opens & Mexican Immigrant Hugs Daughter For First Time

By Samantha Leal | 05/01/2013 - 10:39 | 0 Comments

The San Diego border opened this weekend, briefly, to Mexico, and the scene was an emotional one for many. After officials opened the gate in Friendship Park, a small park along the border, family members got to see and touch their loved ones they hadn't touched in many years. One of these loved ones was Luis Angulo,...

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9-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth To Healthy Baby Girl In Mexico
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Teenage Girl Forced To Become Pregnant By Adoptive Mother

By Amaris Castillo | 04/29/2013 - 13:29 | 0 Comments

Horrifying. We just heard about a mother who forced her teenage adopted daughter to inseminate herself with donor sperm. The girl was only 14.

According to the Guardian, the reason for the insemination was to provide a baby for the mother after she was...

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Earthquakes in Chile Have Permanently Deformed Earth
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Earthquakes in Chile Have Permanently Deformed Earth

By Samantha Leal | 04/29/2013 - 09:37 | 0 Comments

Yikes! It seems earthquakes in Chile have done far worse than suspected -- actually deforming the Earth's crust. Structural geologist Richard Allmendinger of Cornell University, along with his colleagues, have found that major earthquakes (with a magnitude 7 or higher) have apparently caused the crust in Northern Chile to crack permanently.

It was earlier believed...

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